Abbott Cuts $88.5M Deal To End Investors' Formula Recall Suit

By Katryna Perera

Abbott Laboratories and a proposed class of shareholders have reached an $88.5 million settlement to resolve claims that the company misled investors about its safety practices ahead of the 2022 recall at its Sturgis, Michigan, infant formula plant, in a deal that comes a month after an Illinois federal judge tossed the suit.

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Elite Schools Get 7th Circ. Appeal In Aid-Fixing Case

By Matthew Perlman

The Seventh Circuit has agreed to allow several private universities accused of colluding to set financial aid offerings to appeal a ruling certifying a class of students over questions about an economic expert's testimony.

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USPS Violated Block On Mail Ballot Rulemaking, Judge Says

By Julie Manganis

A Massachusetts federal judge who ordered the U.S. Postal Service earlier this month to stop work on a new rule restricting delivery of some mail-in ballots concluded Tuesday that the USPS flouted her pencils-down nationwide injunction by continuing to develop and promulgate the new rule.

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Ed Dept. Must Turn Over Records In Mental Health Grants Row

By Danielle Ferguson

A Washington federal judge Monday partly granted a group of states' bid for expedited discovery in their suit over the Trump administration's attempt to cut nearly $1 billion in funding for K-12 mental health grants, finding the information could assist the court before a hearing for a preliminary injunction.

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9th Circ. Panel Largely Upholds Block On Feds' Grant Terms

By Rachel Riley

A divided Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday mostly upheld an injunction blocking the Trump administration from imposing new grant restrictions on transportation and housing funding for dozens of local governments, concluding federal agencies likely overstepped their authority by barring the money from being used to promote "gender ideology" or "illegal immigration."

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Drugstores Beat Sun Pharma's $10M Racketeering Suit

By George Woolston

A New Jersey federal judge threw out Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.'s suit against a group of pharmacies alleging they engaged in a criminal, years-long racketeering scheme that resulted in it paying more than $10 million in refunds for short-dated pharmaceutical products, ruling that the pharmacies were improperly joined together.

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Naked Whey Can't Dump Naked Juice's TM Suit, Judge Says

By Gina Kim

Naked Juice can proceed with its trademark infringement suit alleging vitamin and supplement company Naked Whey sells sparkling energy drinks under the brand "Naked" after an Illinois federal judge ruled Monday the plaintiff pled with sufficient details to show customers might think the beverages share a common source.

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Insurer Gets $2 In Damages In Trade Secret, Contract Case

By Elliot Weld

A Chicago-based captive insurer was granted a favorable judgment on some claims of trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract but was awarded only $2 in nominal damages in a case alleging that an insurance seller and some agents lifted confidential client lists.

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Ex-Taro Exec Slips Some Generics Price-Fixing Claims

By Carla Baranauckas

A Connecticut federal judge gave a former Taro Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. marketing executive a partial victory in generic drug price-fixing litigation, tossing several claims by state attorneys general but allowing others to proceed after finding that a jury could conclude he joined certain conspiracies.

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Tort Report: Mass. Jury Delivers Record Amazon Crash Verdict

By Y. Peter Kang

A record personal injury verdict against Amazon in a crash case and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler's upcoming sex abuse trial lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

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Turkey Buyers' Cost-Saving Deals Get OK In Price-Fix Fight

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge gave his initial blessing Tuesday to an appeal-waiving and cost-saving settlement Perdue Farms and Foster Farms struck with indirect turkey buyers after beating their price-fixing conspiracy claims earlier this year.

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Vedder Adds Benefits And Exec Comp Pro From Winston Taylor

By Kellie Mejdrich

Vedder has added a seasoned employee benefits and executive compensation partner from Winston Taylor LLP to join its practice as a new shareholder in Chicago, where she will advise clients on a wide range of retirement, health and welfare benefits issues, the firm announced Tuesday.

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Winston Taylor Hires Ex-Willkie Securities Expert In Chicago

By Jack Rodgers

Winston Taylor LLP has brought on board a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP counsel who, before his most recent role, spent more than eight years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Illinois working on securities and commodities fraud issues, the firm announced on Tuesday.

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What To Know As Legal Duty To Consider AI Takes Shape

While the U.K. Jurisdiction Taskforce’s recent statement on liability for artificial intelligence harms is nonbinding for both U.K. and U.S. lawyers, it highlights the importance of being able to distinguish between the availability of a tool and a professional obligation to use it, say Jonny Frank and Michael Costa at StoneTurn.

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Firm Revenue Climbs 12.4% In First Half Of 2026

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

Record billing rate gains, strong demand and increased productivity fueled a successful start to the year for the legal industry, according to a report released Tuesday.

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Florida AG Slams Bar Complaint Against DHS Counsel

By Madison Arnold

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote to the executive director of the Florida Bar to criticize a recent complaint made to the bar against James Percival, general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, for attacking judges.

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Legal Watchdog Lodges Bar Complaint Against Jeanine Pirro

By Hailey Konnath

The Legal Accountability Center said Tuesday that it filed a bar complaint against U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, claiming that she abused her position to unjustifiably target Democratic lawmakers after they released a video reminding members of the military and intelligence community that it's their duty to refuse unlawful orders.

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6th Circ. Says Judge Can't Escape Teen Mock Arrest Suit

By Susan Smiley

A Sixth Circuit panel on Monday allowed to proceed a Michigan federal lawsuit filed against a Detroit judge who handcuffed a 15-year-old student and subjected her to a mock trial after she fell asleep in his courtroom, ruling that judicial immunity does not protect him.

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Watchdog Wants NY Judge Ousted Over Retaliatory Suit

By Rose Krebs

The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined a state judge should be removed from office for filing a retaliatory defamation suit against an eye-care worker who had lodged an ethics complaint over the judge refusing to wear a mask in an office in 2021.

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NY Times Says EEOC Dragging Feet On Anti-White Bias Info

By Grace Elletson

The New York Times Company has sued the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming the anti-discrimination watchdog flouted federal law by failing to respond to requests for records of communications with conservative legal groups and agency efforts to investigate claims of bias against white workers.

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Colo. Judge Ships $8.3M Messner Reeves Fraud Suit To Utah

By Zach Dupont

A Colorado federal judge granted a motion Monday from law firm Messner Reeves LLP to move a lawsuit accusing the firm of stealing more than $8 million as part of a fraudulent loan scheme to Utah after finding the venue was the proper forum to litigate the claims.

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